Why isn’t Langborg and other Ivy Leaguers not getting their extra Covid year?

Opening night, 11/6

Casey Simmons had 4 pts and 4 reb in 14 minutes off the bench for Yale

Julian Roper had 9 pts and 4 reb in 33 minutes as a starter for Notre Dame

Robbie Beran had 2 pts and 2 reb in 15 minutes as a starter for Virginia Tech

Ryan Young had 2 pts and 7 reb in 20 minutes as a starter for Duke

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Dugandzic hails from nearby Winnetka (Ill.) New Trier. He told me this is a full scholarship offer, not PWO.

I talked to 2025 punter Niki Dugandzic about his decision, committing to David Braun on the same call he was offered, and his chances to come in and start immediately.

The five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award were named yesterday. No surprise that Izzy Scane was nominated for the third time. Madison Taylor was named as well, beating out teammate Erin Coykendall. The other three finalists were Chase Boyle (Loyola), Ellie Masera (Stony Brook) and Jackie Wolak (Notre Dame). The winner will be announced on May 30th.

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Bill Walton has passed away. He was a longtime San Diego resident. When I lived in Pacific Beach and spent a lot of time on the boardwalk I would often see him shooting baskets at South Mission Beach courts where he donated to maintain the baskets and nets and he would often ride his bike on the boardwalk. He maintained a residence near Balboa Park and was a lifelong community member. I enjoyed his commentary and remember his connection to John Wooden and the UCLA basketball dynasty. RIP.


Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Bill Walton, Hall of Famer and UCLA legend, dies at age 71

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Our ticket rep said that new images of the temporary stadium, including renderings of what views from different sections will look like, are supposed to be available Thursday.

Go ' Cats! / Lake Show

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Tonight at 6:20pm.

@lou v talked to former Defensive Director of Player Personnel Bryan Payton on his departure from Northwestern, the Wildcats' past and present recruiting philosophy, and what's next for him in the recruiting space.

Brooks has not yet pulled his name out of the NBA Draft, but he is expected to. The deadline is midnight ET on May 29. I'm hearing he has a workout with the Celtics tomorrow and should file his paperwork afterward.

Wishing all a memorable Memorial Day as we reflect upon the lives of those who gave so much to us in life and who continue to inspire us. This Sunday morning the offered lesson was from a talk by a former airlines pilot. He prefaced his remarks by making reference to Orville and Wilbur Wright's father's first airplane flight as he called out to his son, "Higher, higher." He continued, "I know something of what the Wrights felt. I too have 'slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.'"

The reference to that brief refrain brought back memories of hearing those same words on the late night TV sign offs that were once a part of the television experience back in the 1960s and 1970s. Each night one would see on the TV screen fighter jets in flight accompanied by a reading of the poem "HIgh Flight" before the night's programming would come to an end. Here first is a link to that "sign off."
It is followed by a link to a just created YouTube Playlist titled, "A Tribute to those who Serve and Have Served" that I have just assembled from a sequence of my own videos that I have just posted to my YouTube Channel for this Memorial Day. In the first two video clips I have attempted to replicate the jets seen flying in the archived "Sign Off."


https://forums.collectors.com/home/...t=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx3WueJWlb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx3WueJWlb4


A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED

In 1941 a World War II pilot penned a poem in a letter to his parents which has come to be known as "High Flight." The letter arrived a week after he was killed in action. In the closing line of that poem he wrote, "... I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand, and touched the face of God."

As a youth in the 60s and 70s I well recall on the late night television signing off sequence, hearing those words of that poem as it was read along with views of fighter jets veering into space.

This Playlist pays homage to that airman as representative of the many Veterans who have served their country. First are two clips of fighter jets in the skies followed by a bugle call playing Taps at a National Cemetery in Alaska. It concludes with a winter view of that cemetery as it is surrounded by the beauty of frosted trees and brightened by a crossed star of sunlight.

First Video in below linked Playlist:

After a Four Year absence, an Aerial Demonstration Team returned to perform in Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. Watch as this quartet of United States Air Force Thunderbirds propel upward in formation into the Alaska Sky in their most recent return on July 31, 2022.

Second Video in below linked Playlist:

Returned to Alaska one of the USAF Flight Demonstration Team members pilots his F-16 Fighter Jet horizontally just over the heads of the gathered spectators attending the first, and most recent, Arctic Thunder Open House since 2018 held at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Alaska.

Third Video in below linked Playlist:

On an early January mid-winter day a World War II Veteran is remembered and honored at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery in Alaska. The Flag is lifted and the bugler plays Taps.

Fourth Video in below linked Playlist:

The final resting place for many who served their country (including my own father) and now established as a National Cemetery since 1984, Fort Richardson National Cemetery is viewed here in its winter serenity. As the camera pans the snow topped head stones a crossed star of light appears as if offering an expression of thanks for the service of those interred here. (Among others buried here is President Teddy Roosevelt's son Kermit who was a Major in the Army during World War II.)

And here is the link to the Playlist. Click on the hyperlink rather than the screen shot to see the full Playlist. Otherwise you will just see the first video in the Playlist.

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Cats offer ‘23 Cam Christie out of Rolling Meadows HS. That name should sound familiar.

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At historic Scioto Country Club in Columbus. Leading 2nd place MSU by 15 strokes heading to the inward 9 in today’s final round. Illinois well back.

Go Cats!

GOUNUII

Looks to be a highly accomplished player. Plays well in Purple. Nice get for NU.

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https://www.espn.com/college-sports...an-house-v-ncaa-case-irks-non-power-5-schools

"This is incredibly unfair and has a dramatic impact. I'm losing about 10% of my operating budget. Do I cut two staff members in order for money to go to Zion Williamson? Ninety percent of the money in the suit projects to go to Power 5 football and men's basketball players. The 40% payment for the power conference isn't proportionate."

And what the article doesn't say is that these schools surely will have to account for Title IX challenges, too, because the lawyers are coming because that's what lawyers do.

@lou v talked to former Defensive Director of Player Personnel Bryan Payton on his departure from Northwestern, the Wildcats' past and present recruiting philosophy, and what's next for him in the recruiting space.

They play the winner of Denver vs Stanford on Sunday May 12. Unfortunately it's Mother's Day so I can't go. 🙁

Lucky me! I met dwayne dowell the voice of northwestern basketball in the early 80s. He noticed my buddy's northwestern sweatshirt I had given to him a few years back. We were at a joint called chiggys in palatine Illinois. Not sure if I am spelling his name correctly. He asked me if I was an nu grad. I of course confirmed it. We talked about nu sports over the past 40 years. Really nice guy! Colgate grad. Turns out he lives in a senior living house just down the street from me! Looks about 90 years old. He thinks ccc is nu royalty. Told me about 83' game vs nd in nit. Really sharp still. Anybody know dwayne??

I am wondering if the NCAA's decision to pay athletes will ultimately lead to the demise of women's sports. From what I understand, Title 9 led to an equal split of scholarships between men's and women's sports.

Starting in 2025, NCAA athletes will be W2 employees of the schools. So, a school could decide to have 100 paid athletic employees, 16 for men's basketball and 84 for football. They could pay them all $200k per year and give them a 90% discount on tuition. No need for scholarships,and no reason to keep women's sports programs.

I don't think most of us will like the destination to which we are headed.

Victory and Honor,
Jim

@lou v talked to new Northwestern quarterback Mike Wright on his decision and his journey to Evanston as a grad transfer.

Feels so weird...

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NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (NO. 13; +12 SPOTS)​

Where Northwestern ranked in 2018: N/R

Northwestern made a monumental leap in 2021 and continues to hang around the top 15 in 2024 thanks to a practice facility that is, undoubtedly, college football's most majestic. Standing outside of Northwestern's 450,000-square football facility on the shores of Lake Michigan, you'd think this was college football's Mecca — not a program that's itching to break into the realm of being a consistent threat. There was almost instantaneous criticism over Northwestern's quarter-billion dollar project that serves only a tiny percentage of Northwestern's student body, but the noise has quieted since.


Not sure if they're aware that the Palace by the Lake is open to use by other sports, but still, a small fraction of the student body.

Wish the lockerroom design was a bit more modern/sleek and more in line with the rest of the facility.